Terrestrial Field Dissipation Workshop; Notice

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2002-0071; FRL-7176-3]
 
Terrestrial Field Dissipation Workshop; Notice

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA and Canada's Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) 
will hold a 3-day workshop to discuss a proposed harmonized 
pesticide guideline for terrestrial field dissipation studies beginning 
on July 23, 2002, and ending on July 25, 2002. This notice announces 
the location and times for the workshop and sets forth the tentative 
agenda topics.

DATES: The workshop meetings will be held on Tuesday, July 23, 2002, 
and Wednesday, July 24, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, July 
25, 2002, 9 a.m. to noon. The meetings on July 23 and July 25 2002, are 
open to the public. The meeting on July 24, 2002, is an internal 
meeting.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Double Tree Hotel, Crystal 
City, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Space is limited.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Corbin, Environmental Fate and 
Effects Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (703) 605-0033; fax number: (703) 
305-6309; e-mail address: corbin.mark@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

 I. General Information

A. Does This Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, 
however, be of interest to pesticide registrants and to all others who 
are involved in pesticide matters. Since other entities may also be 
interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific 
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions 
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, 
consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of This 
Document and Other Related Documents?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document, and certain other related documents that might be available 
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. 
To access this document on the Home Page, select "Laws and 
Regulations," "Regulations and Proposed Rules," and 
then look up the entry for this document under the "Federal 
Register" Environmental Documents. You can also go directly 
to the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. For 
additional information on the goals, purpose, and agenda for the 
terrestrial field dissipation workshop, refer to the following Web 
site: http://esc.syrres.com/fdw/. 
    2. In person. The Agency has established an administrative record 
for this workshop under docket control number 
OPP-2002-0071. The administrative record consists of the 
documents specifically referenced in this notice, any public comments 
received during an applicable comment period, and other information 
related to the workshop. This administrative record includes the 
documents that are physically located in the docket, as well as the 
documents that are referenced in those documents. The public version of 
the administrative record, which includes printed, paper versions of 
any period, is available for inspection in the Public Information and 
Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB telephone number is 
(703) 305-5805.

C. Goals/Purpose/Agenda

    The goals of the workshop include the following:
    1. Resolve Science Advisory Panel issues and industry (Crop Life 
America/Crop Life Canada) comments on the 1998 draft harmonized 
guidelines/protocol.
    2. Involve industry, government, academic, and other interested 
parties in providing feedback on and obtaining resolution of the 
remaining issues pertaining to the revised guidelines/protocol.
    3. Finalize the harmonized guidelines/protocol.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: June 6, 2002.
Elizabeth Leovey,
Acting Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

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